EAPP

• Articles, Conference Papers, Reviews, Thesis and Dissertations


  Examples of Academic text
• Reading Goals


  It is how you approached a text when reading them
• Formal, Introduction, body, and conclusion, credible sources, and list of reference


  What are the structures of Academic Text
• Concepts and Theories


  CONTENT AND STYLE OF ACADEMIC TEXTS: Academic texts include ________ and ________
• Hedging


  It is the use of linguistic devices to express hesitation or uncertainty as well as to demonstrate politeness and indirectness.
• Modal Auxiliary


  This is a type of hedging that uses May, might, can, could, would , should
• Modal Lexical


  This is a type of hedging that uses to seem, to appear, To believe, to assume, To suggest, To estimate, To tend, To think, To argue, To indicate, To propose, To speculate
• Probability Adjectives


  This is a type of hedging that uses Possible, probable, unlikely
• Adverbs


  This is a type of hedging that uses Perhaps, possibly, probably, practically, likely , presumably, virtually, apparently
• Nouns


  This is a type of hedging that uses Assumption, claim, possibility, estimate, suggestion
• SQ3R METHOD & KWL METHOD


  Two types of method of reading
• KWL Method


  This method of reading focuses on What I [K]now, What I [W]ant to learn, What I have [L]earned
• SQ3R Method


  This method of reading stands for Survey ( or skim), Question, Read, Recite (or Recall), Review
• Text Structure


  It is the style the author uses to organize their writing.
• Cause & Effect


  Type of Text structure that explains why it happened and what happened after that
• Sequence


  Type of Text structure that describes items or events in order.
• Compare and Contrast


  Type of Text structure that shows how 2 or more things are alike and different.
• Description


  Type of Text structure that lists its features, charasteristics, or examples.
• Problem & Solution


  Tells a problem and gives a possible solution
• Spatial Order


  Ordering your details according to their place is called _______ _____.
• Plot


  The organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story.
• Pre-writing, Drafting, Revising/Editing, Proofreading, Presenting or Publishing

  What are the stages of writing
• Thesis Statement


  This presents or describes the point of an essay and is usually presented in the abstract or executive summary or found at the last part of the introduction.
• Topic Sentence


  This presents or describes the point of the paragraph; in other words, it is the main idea of a paragraph.

  It can be located in the beginning, middle, or last part of a paragraph.
• Summarizing


  It is often used to determine the essential ideas in a book, article, book chapter, an article or parts of an article.
• Author heading format, date heading format, and idea heading format


  Formats of Summarizing
• PARAPHRASING


  It is the act of rephrasing or restating a text or passage in your own words while retaining the original meaning and ideas.
• PARAPHRASING


  This helps to clarify complex or technical language, making it easier for readers to understand.
• DIRECT QUOTING


  The act of repeating the words that someone else has said or written.
• DIRECT QUOTING


  This means using a part of a source word for word, exactly as it was originally said or written.
• PLAGIARISM


  Not putting quotation marks around directly quoted phrases is __________ even if you include a citation.
• BLOCK QUOTE


  _____ are used for direct quotations that are longer than 40 words.
• EVALUATING SOURCES


  This is an important skill. It's been called an art as well as work— much of which is detective work.
• Timeliness, Authority, Audience, Relevance, & Perspective


  CRITERIA OF EVALUATING SOURCES
• Timeliness


  Your resources need to be recent enough for your topic.
• Authority


  Does the information come from an author or organization that has authority to speak on your topic?
• Audience


  Who are the intended readers and what is the publication's purpose?
• Relevance


  Does this article relate to your topic? What connection can be made between the information that is presented and your thesis?
• Perspective


  Biased sources can be helpful in creating and developing an argument, but make sure you find sources to help you understand the other side as well. Extremely biased sources will often misrepresent information and that can be ineffective to use in your paper. 
• The URL of your results


  The .com, .edu, .gov, .net, and .org all actually mean something and can help you to evaluate the website.